
Bicycle barn coaching staff
Scroll all the way down and get to know all of our coaches.

Matt
Gardner
OWNER + COACH
# of years coaching:
Opened the Bicycle Barn in January of 2017.
FavORITE thing about the BICYCLE Barn:
I have met so many awesome people.
Favorite Splurge food:
Pizza, or anything that is unhealthy.
Favorite Race:
Escape from Alcatraz or Ironman Mont Tremblant
What I’m doing when not at Barn:
Golfing or coaching swimming
Favorite type of music:
Country (because it's the only music we don’t really play at the Barn.)
Binge-worthy TV:
Currently it's Ted Lasso
Real job:
Bicycle Barn :)
Beach or Mountains:
BEACH!
FACEBOOK/INSTA/
TWITTER/STRAVA?:
Strava & Facebook but still think not much good comes from Facebook.

Mark
Dorney
COACH
# of Years Coaching:
3
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Favorite thing about riding at the Barn:
The varied workouts and the friendly atmosphere
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Favorite splurge food/treat:
Peanut Butter
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Favorite race:
Ironman Lake Placid
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What are you doing when not on your bike?
Chasing grandkids
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Real job:
Mainframe Systems Programmer
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Beach or mountains for vacation:
Both
Facebook/Insta/
Twitter/Strava?
Nah
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John Siepmann
COACH
# of Years Coaching:
16
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Favorite thing about riding at the Barn:
Riding with friends!
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Favorite splurge food/treat:
Christmas cookies
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Favorite race:
Chequamegon Mountain Bike Festival
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what are you doing when not on your bike:
Floating on something on the lake, traveling to spend time with our daughters, or coaching alpine ski racers.
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real job:
Real Estate Broker/Developer
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Beach or mountains?
Mountains
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Facebook/Insta/
Twitter/Strava?
Strava!​

laura
Meier
STUDIO MANAGER
+ COACH
# of years coaching:
15
FavORITE thing about the BICYCLE Barn:
The friendships that form over a season of riding together.
Favorite Splurge food:
Kringle
Donuts
Dark Chocolate Caramels w/ sea salt
Favorite Race/Event:
Lake Mills Triathlon
RAW
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What I’m doing when not at Barn:
You can find me teaching at the Y, chasing my kids around to volleyball and dance events, or, if I'm lucky, on the Ice Age Trail.
Real job:
Senior Marketing Specialist at Atos Medical.
Beach or Mountains:
I need my toes in the sand at least once a year.
FACEBOOK/INSTA/
TWITTER/STRAVA?:
I'm a slave to Strava!
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Tammy
evert
COACH
# of Years Coaching:
Coaching and leading classes as long as I can remember!
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Favorite thing about riding at the Barn:
Riding with others who LOVE being outside and appreciate the joy of being out on a bike.
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Favorite splurge food/treat:
Dark Chocolate, but it is really more of a staple :)!! Zanzibar Dark Chocolate Ice Cream from Wedl's in Jefferson. That is more of a treat!
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Favorite race:
Ironman World Championship in Kona X2. One of my mantras during the race was to embrace the experience. I truly felt I did that because I feel it often when out on my bike riding by myself.
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What are you doing when not on your bike?
Picked up a new hobby when I got Remi our Brittnay Spaniel and now go bird hunting with my husband John and our 2 dogs Rex and Remi. Not a great shot, yet ... but I am working on it :). Cross Country Skiing is my winter thing and spending time at our cabin in Clam Lake.
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Real job:
Health and Wellness Coordinator, YMCA at Pabst Farms

steve
cigich
COACH
# of Years Coaching:
14+
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Favorite thing about riding at the Barn:
I get to ride my own bike on trainers as close to the outdoors experience as possible with people who share my passion.
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What are you doing when not on your bike?
Dreaming of my next ride (or two or three).
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Favorite type of music:
Most anything from the 70s or 80s (can you guess my age?)
Binge-worthy TV you are watching:
I don't watch, I read. (NERD!)
Real job:
Don't have one. Retirement is now my longest help job. . .
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we are excited to bring Steve's talents to the barn!
Aside from cycling, my other passion is yoga. Yoga has made me a better cyclist and cycling has made me a better yogi.
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LESLIE
OLSON
COACH
# of Years Coaching:
13
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Favorite thing about riding at the Barn:
Getting to meet and ride with folks who love to ride!
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Favorite splurge food/treat:
Cream-filled long john’s with maple icing from Kwik Trip. I suffer through the vanilla icing when the rare maple is unavailable.
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Favorite race:
Bike Race: Grandview Firehouse 50 Running Race: Boston Marathon
Tri: High Cliff Half Iron
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Real job:
ERP System Analyst at FIS
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Beach or Mountains for vacation?
Mountains
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Facebook/Insta/
Twitter/Strava?
Nope
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